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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the corrupt man's wife have?
(a) An inn.
(b) A shop.
(c) An inheritance.
(d) A library.

2. Whose story moves Theseus to overthrow Creon?
(a) Palamon and Arcite.
(b) Four women whose husbands have died.
(c) Emilie.
(d) Hippolyte.

3. Who restores January's sight?
(a) Pluto.
(b) Prosperpina.
(c) Venus.
(d) An angel.

4. How was the fight between the Wife of Bath and Jankyn resolved?
(a) They divorced.
(b) They came to an agreement.
(c) It wasn't.
(d) He proposed to her.

5. What is the name of the apprentice cook?
(a) Landon.
(b) Perkin.
(c) He is unnamed.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dorigen?

2. Why does the Summoner say the Friar's Tale is well documented?

3. What kind of language does the Host use to ask the Man of Law to tell his tale?

4. Why does the Reeve want to tell the next tale?

5. Why does the knight's wife transform into a beautiful woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Clerk's Prologue, what is the method for telling a good story?

2. What is comedic about the Reeve's Tale?

3. What is the purpose of the knight's quest to find what women most desire?

4. What could be considered controversial about the Wife of Bath's Tale?

5. What concern does the Friar have about the Wife of Bath's Tale?

6. What does the Cook like about the Reeve's Tale?

7. Why is the Knight's Tale fitting for his character?

8. Why does the Man of Law tell a story he heard once before?

9. Why is the friar in the Summoner's Tale ironic?

10. Why are the pilgrims confused by the Merchant's Tale?

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